Meanings
proper nounMcAuliffe (plural McAuliffes)
plural McAuliffes · alternative MacAuliffe · alternative McAuliff
- A surname from Irish [in turn from Old Norse].
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*makkʷos
- Old Irishmacc
- Middle Irishmac
- Irishmac
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
- Proto-Germanic*anô
- Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
- Proto-Germanic*lībaną
- Proto-Germanic*laibō
- Proto-Germanic*Anulaibaz
- Proto-Norse*ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ)
- Middle IrishAmlaíb
- IrishAmhlaoibh
- IrishMac Amhlaoibh
- EnglishMcAuliffe
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Óláfr.
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APA
McAuliffe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAuliffe
MLA
“McAuliffe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAuliffe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McAuliffe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAuliffe.
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